Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Scott, for your comments. I somehow never see myself as involved in the choosing of clothing for portraits but your suggestions would certainly have given more choices. She was trying to match her sister's portrait which is why she chose that particular outfit. Somehow this sort of horizontal framing and light background seems like "my thing" right now. Perhaps I need to break away from it? thanks for your feedback! Very valuable. adam On 5/27/05, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote: > That's just lovely! Great modeling of features over the > entire face, and the highlights "just right." > > Only thing I would say might have been an improvement is > removal of the shirt from her shoulders, and maybe a vertical > composition to include the collar bones. Or a different shirt > or dress or something. > > Scott > > Adam Bridge wrote: > > >Our house sitter of low these many years is graduating high school and > >moving on to college. (I was tempted to call all her colleges and tell > >her she was a serial killer to keep her around.) > > > >She asked me to do her senior portrait, which I did. But I wanted > >something personal to give her family so I shot some knowing they > >would go to black and white. > > > >This image was shot with the 1Ds Mk II, and the Leica 100 APO using > >studio lighting and a white backdrop. > > > >I would appreciate knowing how you react to it and how it could have > >been made better. I'm not at home with all the lighting - probably you > >can tell this. > > > >I had two strobes - a soft-box on the right and an umbrella reflector > >on the left with a little fill light on her hair from behind. > > > ><http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/05/21/TheHouseSitter.jpg> > > > >Thanks for sharing your impressions and any comments. > > > >Adam Bridge > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >